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foreign policy should be nonpartisan. we have too many people on both sides of the aisle, but on the political campaign, use anything they can find to whack anybody, and all it does is turn everybody off. you don't have anybody that's really paying attention enough to pay attention. you know, i told even my former constituents, i'm blessed to think that i've been told that my constituents in california would still elect me. the nice news is that nobody can afford me. [laughter] in many places in this country, i don't know who wants to work for the american people. talk about an absentee landlord. i was lucky in my district in california, two nuclear labs, and 70%-80% of the vote. i have colleagues that come to the congress with 30%-35% of the voters showing up. they gent the same -- get the same vote i do, and the american people would rather watch entertainment tonight by and large than the news hour. you don't have to take a test to vote, but you should be informed and hold people accountable. for too many years and for
foreign policy should be nonpartisan. we have too many people on both sides of the aisle, but on the political campaign, use anything they can find to whack anybody, and all it does is turn everybody off. you don't have anybody that's really paying attention enough to pay attention. you know, i told even my former constituents, i'm blessed to think that i've been told that my constituents in california would still elect me. the nice news is that nobody can afford me. [laughter] in many places...
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foreign policy and national security goals. we're able to talk to foreign finance ministry website foreign regulators, foreign financial institutions, foreign ministries about the importance of combating illicit finance and being able to use that as a way to address our most important foreign policy in national security goals whether, again, whether it's terrorism, weapons proliferation, transnational organized crime. the power that we are now able to sort of extend internationally and the ability to attract complimentary actions by foreign governments and foreign institutions like the e, u has lead to, i think, have a very happy consequence, which is that when the most difficult foreign policy problems are being addressed, and the most difficult national security issues are being debated, we are going to increasingly has a tool that can help solve these problems, and help promote u.s. interests. so long answer to a short question, we now have the expertise, the tools, the authorities, and i think the credibility internationall
foreign policy and national security goals. we're able to talk to foreign finance ministry website foreign regulators, foreign financial institutions, foreign ministries about the importance of combating illicit finance and being able to use that as a way to address our most important foreign policy in national security goals whether, again, whether it's terrorism, weapons proliferation, transnational organized crime. the power that we are now able to sort of extend internationally and the...
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foreign policy. in some way the west showed it is a victim of its success and the revolution shows that now the democracy dahlias are not any more. we are not paying attention enough to the fact that democracy is the praise by the members of a muslim majority country with all of the polling is showing that that repeatedly show in some instances when there are polls some people say that they are more in favor of the democracy than the respondents that you can find any western country. this is helping democracy is still there and i would say the questioning of the skepticism around the new regime so people would disconnect the limits of the regime with hope for democracy, and i think it's important to maintain this positive outlook on what is going on. and we tell them to go very quickly from one statement to another without taking into account the fact the society is in favor of the democracy we knew that the scholars for a long time this didn't come with the arab spring it was already there in the in
foreign policy. in some way the west showed it is a victim of its success and the revolution shows that now the democracy dahlias are not any more. we are not paying attention enough to the fact that democracy is the praise by the members of a muslim majority country with all of the polling is showing that that repeatedly show in some instances when there are polls some people say that they are more in favor of the democracy than the respondents that you can find any western country. this is...
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fourthly, turkey's foreign policy has grown more sophisticated, demonstrating more flexibility. turkey balances its regional global relationships. i think what has been of particular interest to me is the way turkish u.s. relations have reshaped themselves since december of 2010. and this nation revolution. at the beginning you may recall turkey of the u.s. seem to be far apart. as a -- as the revolution progress turkey and the u.s. found itself drawing closer together. nato was in the end decisive in libya. u.s. and turkey lined up together on egyptian democracy. turkey saw a new reality in syria and reacted courageously and turkey and the u.s. seem to share more similar outlooks regarding iran. for example we don't hear the rhetoric anymore that seems to imply and a rainy and right to nuclear arms. if israel has such weapons. i think all of these examples demonstrate that both countries can focus on what is of value and a cooperative relationship in both countries have shown to some extent the ability to pursue both separate and shared interests in a well-managed framework. bo
fourthly, turkey's foreign policy has grown more sophisticated, demonstrating more flexibility. turkey balances its regional global relationships. i think what has been of particular interest to me is the way turkish u.s. relations have reshaped themselves since december of 2010. and this nation revolution. at the beginning you may recall turkey of the u.s. seem to be far apart. as a -- as the revolution progress turkey and the u.s. found itself drawing closer together. nato was in the end...
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you are the foreign-policy adviser in the way. what do you think has been most surprising, seeing the president has implemented its foreign policy would've expected during during the campaign? >> i think the most striking thing is one that i would have to that has gone further than i anticipated and that is the evident skill with which the president has used force. it is an administration that is striking for national security and foreign policy. but the tendency for any given meter is to air in one direction or another. this president has been striking in his pursuit of peace and use of diplomatic and coalition and other strategies, the willingness in key situations where american interests demand it to commit to military force. the bin laden is the stigmatic, but there are many others. >> host: talk about how traditionally thought to be a democratic weakness and how do you think that will play politically? >> this is interesting in one respect in traditionally democrats running for president are burning as weak on foreign policy
you are the foreign-policy adviser in the way. what do you think has been most surprising, seeing the president has implemented its foreign policy would've expected during during the campaign? >> i think the most striking thing is one that i would have to that has gone further than i anticipated and that is the evident skill with which the president has used force. it is an administration that is striking for national security and foreign policy. but the tendency for any given meter is to...
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foreign policy. en agrn apestma . auig ndgrtrs e emwe signed today sends a clear message to the afghan people. stalou stand up, you will not comes o trorism and strengthen democratic institutions. it supports afghan efforts to advance develoen and dig cometrecy an teheanht of all afghans, men and women, boys and grls. so our relentless focus f t paelarbto retsme txaydlai ann, daem sustainable over the long term. in the last decde,we have helped afghanistan to develop rlyeagmr lyo toceth hiy. eaeni i realize that that box some of the commentary and reporting that is passing foronventional sdomhay le att h tego prusad tin history. i know this in part because i first decided to go to afghanistan that fateful ar 9 r a, ied cia asro stic dismantlement of afghan society and state. as a rest a decade ago ann edng d'tifecy fofander mortality. one-third of the afghan populati were refugees, and re were leaving. thhweende aom inaal unfoeisr d o the population, afghan women, were about to be plunged into darkness and sor a d uon
foreign policy. en agrn apestma . auig ndgrtrs e emwe signed today sends a clear message to the afghan people. stalou stand up, you will not comes o trorism and strengthen democratic institutions. it supports afghan efforts to advance develoen and dig cometrecy an teheanht of all afghans, men and women, boys and grls. so our relentless focus f t paelarbto retsme txaydlai ann, daem sustainable over the long term. in the last decde,we have helped afghanistan to develop rlyeagmr lyo toceth hiy....
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policy or in foreign aid, etc. and the answer is that neither party's wing that is excessively critical of israel and unwilling to support measures for israel has had any impact on the policy process whatever. and when people take credit for the fact that obama has become more pro-israel, i think we're talking about an elephant stick. an elephant stick is a guy walking around central park with a big stick, and people say what is that for, he said that's to keep away the elephants. and they say, well, there are no elephants. and he says, yes, because my stick worked. [laughter] i don't think obama needed that. again, even during the time when people were interpreting his speeches that way, i -- from the beginning of this administration on foreign aid and everything else, i have seen no actions taken by the obama administration or anything less than fully supportive of israel's legitimate needs. >> let me ask another foreign policy question. across the wider region of the middle east, over the last 16 months we've se
policy or in foreign aid, etc. and the answer is that neither party's wing that is excessively critical of israel and unwilling to support measures for israel has had any impact on the policy process whatever. and when people take credit for the fact that obama has become more pro-israel, i think we're talking about an elephant stick. an elephant stick is a guy walking around central park with a big stick, and people say what is that for, he said that's to keep away the elephants. and they say,...
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foreign policy. after opening remarks, we are expecting a panel discussion on foreign policy in the middle east. we are just moments away from the start of that. while we wait, brigadier general mark martins is the chief prosecutor at military commissions overseeing the trial ofen in mastermind khalid sheikh mohammed. the general last week said that the trial will be fair and transparent. he spoke here in washington at the institute of world politics and was introduced by that group's founder and president. a portion of that now while we wait for this event to get under way. >> let me talk a little bit about military commissions. we are dealing here with an institution that in its previous two iterations were flawed. they were flawed. we worked hard on reforms and believe strongly that these military commissions can be fair and can do justice. i'll talk a little bit about some of the procedural protections with some emphasis on the reforms that have come in the 2009 military commissions act. and then
foreign policy. after opening remarks, we are expecting a panel discussion on foreign policy in the middle east. we are just moments away from the start of that. while we wait, brigadier general mark martins is the chief prosecutor at military commissions overseeing the trial ofen in mastermind khalid sheikh mohammed. the general last week said that the trial will be fair and transparent. he spoke here in washington at the institute of world politics and was introduced by that group's founder...
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we have the fundamentals of egypt's foreign policy orientations very much unchanged. the strategic partnership with the united states, egypt's commitment to the egyptian-israeli peace treaty, have all remained very much intact. contrary to widespread expectation following the overthrow of the mubarak regime, there has been no radical shift in egypt's regional alliances. there has been no option of diplomatic ties to iran. there has been no drastic change in egypt's policy towards the hamas government in gaza, or the border regime between the sinai and the gaza strip. there is a recognition, i think, on the part of the government, of the need to leverage the network of relationships and alliances that egypt has formed over the last three decades to deal with what is a very difficult economic situation, domestically. and i will talk about that a little bit further on. so we see on the level of foreign policy much more consistency and much more durability and any sense of radical change, as was the expectation following the outbreak of the revolution. now, that does not
we have the fundamentals of egypt's foreign policy orientations very much unchanged. the strategic partnership with the united states, egypt's commitment to the egyptian-israeli peace treaty, have all remained very much intact. contrary to widespread expectation following the overthrow of the mubarak regime, there has been no radical shift in egypt's regional alliances. there has been no option of diplomatic ties to iran. there has been no drastic change in egypt's policy towards the hamas...
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i'm supposedly an expert in foreign policy. we both know an retirement is anyone out of town with a briefcase and neither of us have a briefcase today. [laughter] >> i have met every major world leader since 1972 and i interface with them constantly on behalf of this country the last three years. they know it, too. they know it, too. i'm accused of being an optimist. if you read about me in the national press there will be a descriptive line about 40% of the time, biden the white house optimist, as if i'm the new kid on the block as my grandfather just said, as if i just fell off the turnip truck. i've been there for more than combined and i've been there for 8 presidents. i'm not an optimist. i'm a realist. remember, remember those who are old enough in the 70s how japan, incorporated, was going to eat our lunch. remember how we talked about the buying of america by japan. they were buying the rockefeller building. they were buying all of america. they were buying large swaths of american agriculture and industry. they were go
i'm supposedly an expert in foreign policy. we both know an retirement is anyone out of town with a briefcase and neither of us have a briefcase today. [laughter] >> i have met every major world leader since 1972 and i interface with them constantly on behalf of this country the last three years. they know it, too. they know it, too. i'm accused of being an optimist. if you read about me in the national press there will be a descriptive line about 40% of the time, biden the white house...
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i always try to take foreign-policy nonpartisan as much as policy. it weakens her hand in the world and maybe it's because i'm new here but it has always been my perception that when you deal with foreign countries and we deal with foreign relations the nation as a whole has a stronger hand on partisan or certainly irresponsibly stated. that being said there might be a fundamental difference of opinion. it's not that we shouldn't be engaged but how we engage and i think it may be -- the present administration had an over reliance on institutions, global institutions whether secure counsel with united nations to take the lead on some of these initiatives and i use libya is one example. we did engage in libya and we engage pretty significantly on the front and probably for the first 72 hours, four days and then we kind of backed off and allowed our allies to going into much of the work. it ultimately turned out fine. my argument was not that it did not work out in an. and. my argument was that the u.s. had been more engaged the job would have been done
i always try to take foreign-policy nonpartisan as much as policy. it weakens her hand in the world and maybe it's because i'm new here but it has always been my perception that when you deal with foreign countries and we deal with foreign relations the nation as a whole has a stronger hand on partisan or certainly irresponsibly stated. that being said there might be a fundamental difference of opinion. it's not that we shouldn't be engaged but how we engage and i think it may be -- the present...
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marco rubio's foreign-policy foreign policy is principled, patriotic and practical. it grows i believe from his own life's journey from tyranny to freedom, but also from his dedicated study of history and contemporary challenges. his foreign-policy, as i have come to know it, puts him in a crowd i've partisan tradition that links together our greatest republican presidents like ronald reagan and our greatest democratic president like harry s. truman. it is a tradition that recognizes that america is defined not by the land under our feet or even by the light in our veins, but by our founding values. first among them being freedom and equality of opportunity, whose promotion and protection will always be our first national purpose. it is a foreign-policy tradition that is bipartisan and idealistic, and recognizes that there is evil in the world that we should not need afraid to call it by its name, that we have enemies who cannot he negotiated into the peace, but must be confronted with our strength. and it is a bipartisan foreign-policy tradition that recognizes that
marco rubio's foreign-policy foreign policy is principled, patriotic and practical. it grows i believe from his own life's journey from tyranny to freedom, but also from his dedicated study of history and contemporary challenges. his foreign-policy, as i have come to know it, puts him in a crowd i've partisan tradition that links together our greatest republican presidents like ronald reagan and our greatest democratic president like harry s. truman. it is a tradition that recognizes that...
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foreign policy is essential for the u.s. senate. it is the foreign policy board of the country. i think it is disingenuous to blame bush for the wars she voted for. >> moderator: you grouter challenge. cantwell: the issue is joe biden a great vice president said if we are going to go to war, we should pay for it. i voted along with him and many of my other colleagues. because we can't continue to put our country in to debt by not financing those actions. i want to bring our troops home from afghanistan as the president ask and bring them home from iraq. then we can move our country forward. >> moderator: thank you very much. >> the second one? >> moderator: here's a point we can't fight wars we can't pay for. they haven't paid for. we have $16 trillion in debt. proi pose something that would help pay for the wars. i roads a one penny tax on gasoline that would be temporary at the time we had 1,000 troops in hostile conflict zone. that's paying for the war. senator hasn't done what she said needs to be done. >> moderator: we're going to move on then. cantwell: we'll get our chall
foreign policy is essential for the u.s. senate. it is the foreign policy board of the country. i think it is disingenuous to blame bush for the wars she voted for. >> moderator: you grouter challenge. cantwell: the issue is joe biden a great vice president said if we are going to go to war, we should pay for it. i voted along with him and many of my other colleagues. because we can't continue to put our country in to debt by not financing those actions. i want to bring our troops home...
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policy on the republican side whether or not the fact that you are disables you from being a foreign-policy adviser. that is taking us beyond the realm of rationality and if you look at the republican party in the house i think you said you won't have a center-right republican party. i hope you will. it be proud to work with a lot of republicans but i find it much harder to do in the current congress and i hope that there will be a resurgence of the more responsible mainstream republicans. as to the election, obviously on most of the issues, i say obvious as a statistical fact, given where american jews have been in terms of the political spectrum, we started out with the notion they will vote democratic in the majority. again that has been confirmed with the 68-32 democratic margin is considered an erosion, a wood he. but the issue that i think has to be framed is this. given the fact that most jewish americans, given their views on economics, the environment, civil liberties and a woman's right to choose in the whole range of other issues would be likely to vote, craddick. should they ins
policy on the republican side whether or not the fact that you are disables you from being a foreign-policy adviser. that is taking us beyond the realm of rationality and if you look at the republican party in the house i think you said you won't have a center-right republican party. i hope you will. it be proud to work with a lot of republicans but i find it much harder to do in the current congress and i hope that there will be a resurgence of the more responsible mainstream republicans. as...
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and it is given a general charter to coordinate all aspects of foreign-policy. and that is really all it said. and the question was, what structure would come under that? dr. kissinger really establish that structure and is jim will say, subsequent presidents have modified it and change the labels but the basic structure is the same. under our constitutional system, the president is given a lot of authority in foreign-policy. and, it is true the national security council system that the president organizes the government brings up the information that he or she needs to make decisions and having made decisions is the vehicle by which it gets translated to the various governmental departments and agencies that have to carry it out. but, how a president really runs that system changes dramatically with the president. the details of it are not in the statute during executive order. they are changed by the president because the genius of the system is that it can adapt to the management style and personality of the president. and that is also chu i think of the nati
and it is given a general charter to coordinate all aspects of foreign-policy. and that is really all it said. and the question was, what structure would come under that? dr. kissinger really establish that structure and is jim will say, subsequent presidents have modified it and change the labels but the basic structure is the same. under our constitutional system, the president is given a lot of authority in foreign-policy. and, it is true the national security council system that the...
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policy? >> no, and we have made clear what our position is with regard for a simple one to the sanctions that were part of the nba and the central bank of iran and making sure that we implement the sanctions that were designed with the goal in mind that we have simply share which is further pressuring and isolating the regime in order to get it to comply with its international obligations. we want to make sure that the implementation of the sanctions is handled in a way that does not inadvertently do any harm to our allies or the oil markets and we believe there's a way to implement them appropriately. it achieves the goal the sanctions have to isolate and pressure iran. estimate of contraceptives, speaker boehner also called on the administration to reconsider this world. is there an ongoing debate about potentially reviewing this again even though there was the extensive review going into this decision? >> i think it's important to point you made at the end of your question is the point i w
policy? >> no, and we have made clear what our position is with regard for a simple one to the sanctions that were part of the nba and the central bank of iran and making sure that we implement the sanctions that were designed with the goal in mind that we have simply share which is further pressuring and isolating the regime in order to get it to comply with its international obligations. we want to make sure that the implementation of the sanctions is handled in a way that does not...
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rope paul has the most sane foreign policy, yet -- sane foreign policy is like an insane idea these days. how did we get to this? >> host: let's get a response from james. >> guest: i think the biggest achilles heel among ron paul and other republicans and polling i talked to is they don't think he can beat president obama. they are willing to compromise on not finding the perfect candidate. the perfect candidate has not emerged yet, and that's why they are a hard time deciding who they like, but they want to beat president obama. there's no question about that, and he is viewed failure or viewed unfairly as a candidate who cannot build a koalation to get to 51 #% or get the 270 electoral votes. you may disagree with that, but that's the biggest perception problem there. when i talked to ron paul strategists here in new hampshire, they knew this was the biggest problem, and they been trying again and again and again to make themselves more of a mainstream candidate. they worked very hard at that in new hampshire because they knew that was the biggest problem. >> host: politicalscoop .wmu
rope paul has the most sane foreign policy, yet -- sane foreign policy is like an insane idea these days. how did we get to this? >> host: let's get a response from james. >> guest: i think the biggest achilles heel among ron paul and other republicans and polling i talked to is they don't think he can beat president obama. they are willing to compromise on not finding the perfect candidate. the perfect candidate has not emerged yet, and that's why they are a hard time deciding who...
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economic base is a fundamental part of our national security and foreign policy strategy. on this score, madam secretary, i want to thank you for your leadership once again that you've shown, and the continued importance you place on commercial diplomacy. it's like back to the late '80s and early 90s all over again. your organization support of international sales and export control processes are vital to all u.s. exporters. and certainly to boeing. this gathering represents a substantial confluence of interest. and i think it really offers a unique opportunity for learning, and hopefully continued progress on these issues. as your provider of the business perspective, in this session, that would be me, let me start by saying that the fund those of american business remained strong. in my view, and i think in the view of most business leaders, there is clear a line between our nations strategic and economic interests, and interests of business. we all want the united states to retain its global economic leadership. with that thought in mind, and with full cognizance of and
economic base is a fundamental part of our national security and foreign policy strategy. on this score, madam secretary, i want to thank you for your leadership once again that you've shown, and the continued importance you place on commercial diplomacy. it's like back to the late '80s and early 90s all over again. your organization support of international sales and export control processes are vital to all u.s. exporters. and certainly to boeing. this gathering represents a substantial...
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policy -- and our foreign policy systems. just think about it, the marshall plan, the establishment of the department of defense and an independent air force, the formation of the cia, the development of multi-national bodies like nato, the united nations, the development of nsc 68 and the containment policy towards the soviet union. this multidimensional response drawing upon a range of american diplomatic, economic, cultural and military resources proved to be quite successful in containing the soviet union and setting the stage for ultimate victory in the cold war. with that victory some observers, hopefully, declared that history had come to an end and that we could look forward to an era, a lasting era of relative global harmony. that, obviously, did not come to pass. as the attacks on 9/11 and other events made all too clear. in the years since, we have passed one signpost after another making -- marking the arrival of an even more complex strategic era. the swift growth of china's economy and the broad-based though qui
policy -- and our foreign policy systems. just think about it, the marshall plan, the establishment of the department of defense and an independent air force, the formation of the cia, the development of multi-national bodies like nato, the united nations, the development of nsc 68 and the containment policy towards the soviet union. this multidimensional response drawing upon a range of american diplomatic, economic, cultural and military resources proved to be quite successful in containing...
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foreign policy, the largest trading partner, we share the largest order. obviously it's important to so many americans here of mexican descent. >> it didn't surprise me. i was disappointed that mexico or latin america and i have to give kudos to mitt romney because he did bring it up proactively and in a way that is actually positive in terms of calling latin america such an important geographic place in the world for us and he's absolutely right. but i also think we have to be realistic. i look at it from the standpoint latin america didn't come up is very good because it means no one is about to start a nuclear war and latin america. it means there is no genocide happening in latin america. as bad people may disagree on that. >> but in terms of what you've looked at in a geopolitical global focal point. and i would have loved to have learned a very robust conversation. the president could have talked about the trade agreement in panama and colombia and he could have talked about and what have talked about if they are up 60% by 2009. but i was disappointe
foreign policy, the largest trading partner, we share the largest order. obviously it's important to so many americans here of mexican descent. >> it didn't surprise me. i was disappointed that mexico or latin america and i have to give kudos to mitt romney because he did bring it up proactively and in a way that is actually positive in terms of calling latin america such an important geographic place in the world for us and he's absolutely right. but i also think we have to be realistic....
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on that note, let's move to foreign policy. [laughter] palin: okay. >> moderator: you both have sons who are in iraq or on their way to iraq. you, governor palin, have said that you would like to see a real clear plan for an exit strategy. what should that be, governor? palin: i am very thankful that we do have a good plan, and the surge and the counterinsurgency strategy in iraq that has proven to work, i am thankful that that is part of the plan implemented under a great american hero, general petraeus, and pushed hard by another great american, senator john mccain. i know that the other ticket opposed this surge, in fact, even a posed funding for -- opposed funding for our troops in iraq and afghanistan. barack obama voted against funding troops there after promising that he would not do so and, senator biden, i respected you when you called him out on that. you said that his vote was political, and you said it would cost lives, and barack obama at first said he would not do that. he turned around under political pressure, a
on that note, let's move to foreign policy. [laughter] palin: okay. >> moderator: you both have sons who are in iraq or on their way to iraq. you, governor palin, have said that you would like to see a real clear plan for an exit strategy. what should that be, governor? palin: i am very thankful that we do have a good plan, and the surge and the counterinsurgency strategy in iraq that has proven to work, i am thankful that that is part of the plan implemented under a great american hero,...
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so you're political as well as foreign policy experts. i'm going to introduce them one at a time, and then as i introduce them, i am going to put a question to each of them in his or her area of expertise, and then having done that, we'll open it up to questions from you. first, i'm going to start with doug wilson who served as assistant secretary of defense for public affairs from 2009 to 2012. he's a distinguished fellow of media and public affairs at george washington university. you're the more political, i believe, in this group, so let me ask you this, it relates to the chart we just saw. why for the first time in a generation do voters prefer democrats to republicans on foreign policy, is that the elimination of osama bin laden, or is there more to it? >> i think it's both. i think this administration and democrats have basically proven two things; one, that we can be tough, this president can and will be tough in standing up for american interests abroad, but that he will do this in a smart way. i think people are neither left win
so you're political as well as foreign policy experts. i'm going to introduce them one at a time, and then as i introduce them, i am going to put a question to each of them in his or her area of expertise, and then having done that, we'll open it up to questions from you. first, i'm going to start with doug wilson who served as assistant secretary of defense for public affairs from 2009 to 2012. he's a distinguished fellow of media and public affairs at george washington university. you're the...
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this is, in many ways, a foreign policy question. the obama administration has little or no real relationship with mexico, at least even the new president, and i do wonder whether this will ultimately become a matter of solving this as two nations can rather than just one. >> okay. next question, man right there in the blue shirt. >> miguel diaz, i'm a foreign service -- [inaudible] great panel. my kudos to the wilson center for holding it. i have two questions, if i may. >> no, one. >> one question. i can only speak for myself as a hispanic that voted for obama, but i'm not sure whether i did it because i was scared the bejesus out of the romney campaign or whether i did it for love of what the democrats have done for hispanics. and i guess my question to roberto is, can you quantify these sentiments, the fear of the republican party, versus the love of the democratic agenda, and to what extent -- >> great question. >> -- those inform the way the different campaigns might go after the hispanic vote in the future. >> that's a great q
this is, in many ways, a foreign policy question. the obama administration has little or no real relationship with mexico, at least even the new president, and i do wonder whether this will ultimately become a matter of solving this as two nations can rather than just one. >> okay. next question, man right there in the blue shirt. >> miguel diaz, i'm a foreign service -- [inaudible] great panel. my kudos to the wilson center for holding it. i have two questions, if i may. >>...
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and yet, it is very hard to know what to do for a american foreign policy. we have not been able to get the security council to act electively. there is death and killing every day and we don't seem to know what to do. i know that you supported, reluctantly i would say, the intervention in libya. >> foley. from the very beginning. >> from the beginning. as did i. i wonder, why is it so different from libya? >> because syria is not libya. it's as basic as that. and assad is not gadhafi. and there are other differences as well. for example, there was significant military and political opposition at a high level to gadhafi in libya, which surfaced immediately. when the unrest erupted in damascus. gaddafi regime was not as fully institutionalized regime, it was a highly personalized regime, in which special arrangements, with particular tribes also contributed to political stability. once the special arrangements began to break down, the whole thing started breaking down. it was also more easily accessible, because essentially the real sort of center of life of
and yet, it is very hard to know what to do for a american foreign policy. we have not been able to get the security council to act electively. there is death and killing every day and we don't seem to know what to do. i know that you supported, reluctantly i would say, the intervention in libya. >> foley. from the very beginning. >> from the beginning. as did i. i wonder, why is it so different from libya? >> because syria is not libya. it's as basic as that. and assad is not...
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government foreign policy. one of the things i'd like to see is a renewed commitment to supporting freedom, democracy, human rights, rule of law, market economy, all the core values that we believe in as americans, all the core values that underline our own society and that really are the aspirations of people around the world. i think that that is tough because this is a very ambitious commitment to say we're going to support these things in the world. and yet i think it's important that for those who are struggling for these whether it's in syria or in libya or in russia or in china, they know that we're on their side. how we manifest that, that's the second thing that i think we need to look at. we need to be creative and smart about how we use u.s. power. i think it is not the case to say that the u.s. is in decline, that we can't afford to be engaged in the world, that we can't afford to launch military operations if it's the right thing to do, that we can't afford to use foreign assistance to leverage out
government foreign policy. one of the things i'd like to see is a renewed commitment to supporting freedom, democracy, human rights, rule of law, market economy, all the core values that we believe in as americans, all the core values that underline our own society and that really are the aspirations of people around the world. i think that that is tough because this is a very ambitious commitment to say we're going to support these things in the world. and yet i think it's important that for...
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what should be guiding our foreign policy? berg: i mean if you're referring to dollars spent or in general? our foreign policy, america is the leader of the world. we need to look where, where there are opportunities to create democracies and we need to be supportive of those. i mean i think it is a balance. you know, one of the big challenges we have right now obviously in the middle east and iran, iran is the, you know, is getting close to having nuclear capabilities. from a foreign policy standpoint in the middle east, we have to support the democracy that we have with israel there and do what we can to prevent iran from having the nuclear capabilities because their next step is their ability to support terrorists. their ability now with today's technology to move nuclear bombs very easily around the world. as it relates to our foreign policy we need to try and again make sure america's interests are kept in first but we need to be close to make sure that we're not putting our country at risk. that these terrorist countries
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does the foreign secretary agree with me that our foreign foreign policy and indeed the foreign-policy of all of our partners abroad should reflect that change in the environment and the sooner the russian government understand and respect that the better? >> yes i very much agree with my honorable friend. people do have access to media reports particularly carried by the arab satellite television channel and what we say of our government and indeed what we say in the house is heard and understood by many people in syria. that is one of the reasons why it is not possible just to say to the people there is no problem in the government is doing everything it can when they can see that it isn't acting in the interest of peaceful transition in syria so we will continue to communicate in many ways directly with the people of syria and arab world for russia and china are go. >> mr. speaker the actions of this despotic regime after 30 years of human rights abuses on the assad regime as we know. if i can go back to the question by my own -- we welcome the appointment of the special envoy to sy
does the foreign secretary agree with me that our foreign foreign policy and indeed the foreign-policy of all of our partners abroad should reflect that change in the environment and the sooner the russian government understand and respect that the better? >> yes i very much agree with my honorable friend. people do have access to media reports particularly carried by the arab satellite television channel and what we say of our government and indeed what we say in the house is heard and...
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>> in foreign policy. >> what is the department of defense's role in foreign policy. well this is, you know, i'm sure that the question is in response to the conversation with sometimes have about the militarization of foreign policy. is the department too prominent across the world, and is the department of defense the face of the united states and not the department of state and other agencies of government. i'm sure there's places and parts in the world where that's true because of the way we're organized. you know, we've got six geographic combatant commands and four functionals, and so we are very prominent, we are very -- we have great access because we build relationships, and we're just a lot bigger. but i will say i find that as i travel the partnership internal to the government, so, you know, ambassadors and combatant commanders or chiefs of defense cooperation agencies is actually quite remarkable. i have the opposite fear in some ways, meaning i think that the notion that the military's too prominent in foreign affairs right now is probably mostly focused
>> in foreign policy. >> what is the department of defense's role in foreign policy. well this is, you know, i'm sure that the question is in response to the conversation with sometimes have about the militarization of foreign policy. is the department too prominent across the world, and is the department of defense the face of the united states and not the department of state and other agencies of government. i'm sure there's places and parts in the world where that's true because...
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josh rogen, staff writer, foreign policy magazine. george little, defense secretary of special assistance for public affairs. managing editor of "the washington post." dr. ashton carter, deputy secretary of defense. allyson fitzgerald, a freelance journalist and the chairwoman of the speaker's committee. i'm going to speak this -- skip the speaker for a minute. adana, reporter for usa today and past president of the national press club and speakers' committee organized today's luncheon. dr. jim miller, undersecretary of the defense policy. larry moffey editing manager army magazine. john, past president of the national press club and former commander of american legion post number 20 at the national press club. joe, incoming editor-in-chief, aviation week and past chairman of the national press club board of governors. paul schenck minn, national security reporter, u.s. news and world report. [applause] just 18 months ago our guest today leon panetta presented as the cia director over the one of daring operations in the country's hist
josh rogen, staff writer, foreign policy magazine. george little, defense secretary of special assistance for public affairs. managing editor of "the washington post." dr. ashton carter, deputy secretary of defense. allyson fitzgerald, a freelance journalist and the chairwoman of the speaker's committee. i'm going to speak this -- skip the speaker for a minute. adana, reporter for usa today and past president of the national press club and speakers' committee organized today's...
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but in foreign policy sudan, south sudan. it gets attention when george clooney got arrested, and he has been persistently, repeatedly going there and trying to arouse the conscious of a nation. but we do not cover the famines in sub-saharan africa, the droughts and the other problems in those parts of the world with the same focus as we cover economic and military crises in other regions of the global. so it does seem to me that we really need to constantly, you know, take our own temperature and see whether we are paying enough attention to underserved communities not just here at home, but also outside this world. >> ana, isn't that part of the problem? at one level we talk about the sensationalism, and that's true, but if you don't risk making an issue sensational, it won't get covered. so trayvon, if we go in to florida when the family called us, if i don't call a rally and marchs, i still can't serve what they want to get the public attention. if i do they say here you go hot dogging again and sensationalizing the issue
but in foreign policy sudan, south sudan. it gets attention when george clooney got arrested, and he has been persistently, repeatedly going there and trying to arouse the conscious of a nation. but we do not cover the famines in sub-saharan africa, the droughts and the other problems in those parts of the world with the same focus as we cover economic and military crises in other regions of the global. so it does seem to me that we really need to constantly, you know, take our own temperature...
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working group's agenda, and initially direct contact with member states on global and foreign policy issues. and not to deal specifically with cyber. but now we have a strategy dialogue on cybersecurity which has been proposed, and the e.u./u.s. security policy have close working relation with department of state policy coordinator's offices, and this is also a field which is developing quickly. so what could be the agenda? if we have the tools now, if we have the will, if we should have, on the e.u. side soon, the agenda, what could happen? first, rule of law which could preserve open and free cyberspace. but we need for that norms of behavior inside cyberspace, norms of behavior. we have as another domain existing laws and rules which have to apply and implement, and this is a very technical challenge. as commissioner malmstrom explained to you for budapest convention, before conflict in cyberspace we have dimension of cyber convention but also some results of some -- [inaudible] we also had in new york. we have international humanitarian -- [inaudible] in the cyberspace. and confi
working group's agenda, and initially direct contact with member states on global and foreign policy issues. and not to deal specifically with cyber. but now we have a strategy dialogue on cybersecurity which has been proposed, and the e.u./u.s. security policy have close working relation with department of state policy coordinator's offices, and this is also a field which is developing quickly. so what could be the agenda? if we have the tools now, if we have the will, if we should have, on...
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by then, people were not interested in foreign policy. they thought very little about the fact that they would be able to pull this off in the cold war. i think that now, we are increasingly realizing that that was a very spectacular job. >> host: that was published in 1989. >> guest: 1993. from your book you write about ronald reagan. reagan had always told the public that is turning up the pressure on the soviets. making them bargain seriously. he would not only deal, but try to abolish nuclear weapons. when they heard this, many champions had waited. with gorbachev, it showed that he meant what he had said. at break of it, he tried to end the nuclear arms race once and for all, even if it infuriated some of his earlier supporters. like the most effective american president, reagan alternately proved that he was not a captive of his political base, but his later. >> guest: one of them was in the way that he was running in 1980, people forget that late october -- until late october, he was running even with jimmy carter. the reason they
by then, people were not interested in foreign policy. they thought very little about the fact that they would be able to pull this off in the cold war. i think that now, we are increasingly realizing that that was a very spectacular job. >> host: that was published in 1989. >> guest: 1993. from your book you write about ronald reagan. reagan had always told the public that is turning up the pressure on the soviets. making them bargain seriously. he would not only deal, but try to...
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>> guest: the biggest change in american foreign policy probably since the republic was founded was the creation of nato in 1947. the creation of nato in 1947 was a point in time and the united states said it would come in fact engage in an entangling alliance with other countries' international interest. the previous hundred and 65 years of american history it avoided those kinds of commitments. you can make your own judgment about whether that was a smart decision not. i think it was a wise decision myself, but it was a significant change in the orientation of american international engagement. that has now been true since 1947, so we are talking 65 years that we have been engaged in that entangling alliance and other into an alliance is deliberately and by choice that involve the united states in a global position. the question is whether we want to stay in that kind of position or leave that kind of position or alter that kind position. those are the strategic choices that any administration, the obama administration would face, romney would have faced if he came into office. when y
>> guest: the biggest change in american foreign policy probably since the republic was founded was the creation of nato in 1947. the creation of nato in 1947 was a point in time and the united states said it would come in fact engage in an entangling alliance with other countries' international interest. the previous hundred and 65 years of american history it avoided those kinds of commitments. you can make your own judgment about whether that was a smart decision not. i think it was a...
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and third, just as a general statement i think american policy, american people in general are used to the attitude toward foreign affairs that we roll up our sleeves and get in and put it in order and go home. everything is set. we did this most recently in iraq. we did it -- the idea comes up out of world war i go further and as previous speakers have noted it is important to keeping gauge in the situation in libya to help libyans. here is the tension. help libyans in such a way that we are helping their responsibility, their ability to deal with their own affairs so this means backing them up without taking leave, providing possibilities, capabilities of doing both the reconciliation and the security that is needed in the situation of this kind. we rejoice at what has happened in libya with the elections and the extremists were beaten. extremists are usually beaten in elections and so we clap our hands and say there it goes. there is an element where democracy has come forward. we should know from our own history and it is shocking sometimes when you read it in the early years, and
and third, just as a general statement i think american policy, american people in general are used to the attitude toward foreign affairs that we roll up our sleeves and get in and put it in order and go home. everything is set. we did this most recently in iraq. we did it -- the idea comes up out of world war i go further and as previous speakers have noted it is important to keeping gauge in the situation in libya to help libyans. here is the tension. help libyans in such a way that we are...
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. >> thanks very josh rogan, foreign policy magazine. dinner at particular time in thank you for for your service. i wanted to ask you about the fact that a lot of criticism about governor romney's foreign policy during the scan come from republicans themselves in today so kristol published a long piece on the weekly standard, criticizing governor romney for saying he would hold a national security meeting during the first 100 days of his presidency. overall there's a feeling that governor romney is the protest national security in favor of the economic message and fails to offer specific details. wondered if you could react and tell us what his priority of foreign policy in this campaign. >> good question, mr. rogan. governor romney, if you read this but, no apologies, in his first three chapters he laid out his division of an american century in what was required to be able to satisfy. he amplified and refresh that in the vfw speech yesterday. there's an understand about details. we tried to answer questions, journalists like yourselve
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policy, their first foreign policy statement of policy after he entered into the presidency and there's an emphasis in each of those documents on continuing the arms control agenda, continuing arms control work. now there aren't any details laid out there but i do think it is important that that kind of emphasis has appeared and also a very positive perspective on implementation of the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty. so there has been a very positive and i would say practical approach to implementation of the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty. so as far as the armies control traditional nuclear arms control environment i see a continuity there with the way this issue has been approached since the late '60s, early 1970 from the soviet union even though there were ups and downs in the relationship both washington and moscow saw nuclear articles control to be in their national security interest. with fits and starts and negotiations would halt for a while and certainly did in the 1980s for a while, nevertheless they would continue up again after perhaps a pause. i don't really see at the moment at difficulty i
policy, their first foreign policy statement of policy after he entered into the presidency and there's an emphasis in each of those documents on continuing the arms control agenda, continuing arms control work. now there aren't any details laid out there but i do think it is important that that kind of emphasis has appeared and also a very positive perspective on implementation of the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty. so there has been a very positive and i would say practical approach to implementation...
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a look now rat previous presidential debates on foreign policy. this is from the 2004 campaign where president george w. bush was running for re-election against the democratic nominee, senator kerry from massachusetts. this debate on foreign policy and national security took place a year and a half after the u.s. led invasion in iraq. jim lehrer was the moderator. this runs an hour and a half. [applause] [cheers and applause] >> moderator: good evening, mr. president, senator kerry. as determined by a coin toss, the first question goes to you, senator kerry. you have two minutes. do you believe you could do a better job than president bush in preventing another 9/11 type terrorist attack on the united states?ck? kerry: yes, i do, but before i answer further, let me thank you for moderating. i want to thank the university of miami for hosting us, and i know the president will join me in welcoming all of florida to this debate. you've. through the roughest weeks anybody could imagine.nk y our hearts go out to you, and we admire your pluck andluck p
a look now rat previous presidential debates on foreign policy. this is from the 2004 campaign where president george w. bush was running for re-election against the democratic nominee, senator kerry from massachusetts. this debate on foreign policy and national security took place a year and a half after the u.s. led invasion in iraq. jim lehrer was the moderator. this runs an hour and a half. [applause] [cheers and applause] >> moderator: good evening, mr. president, senator kerry. as...
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during the foreign policy debate, in fact, there was an outright discussion about traditional means of warfare. this is some of the, you know, the newer versions. and i hesitate saying this, of course, with senator mccain because he jumped in on this, but the short of it is i want to say there are strongly held differing viewpoints. starting with your question, david was presenting one view on this. i think it needs to be set, there are differing views. we will also be headed toward the sequestration debate and discussion which is going to be a very significant one over the issue of our defense budget. but you have in this makes public opinion. and there is in the united states a reluctance in both candid it's and they know that americans are not looking to have books on the ground. having said that, i think that will gain made two important points, one of which is, let's look at afghanistan. right now there is a discussion about the status of forces agreement and what kind of presence there would still continue to be in the ground. my guess is that i think in that time ahead i think t
during the foreign policy debate, in fact, there was an outright discussion about traditional means of warfare. this is some of the, you know, the newer versions. and i hesitate saying this, of course, with senator mccain because he jumped in on this, but the short of it is i want to say there are strongly held differing viewpoints. starting with your question, david was presenting one view on this. i think it needs to be set, there are differing views. we will also be headed toward the...
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serving as foreign minister of spain, as nato's secretary-general, and she foreign policy of european union. and all of these positions he became deeply involved in diplomacy relating to the east. dr. solana also now serves as a member of the advisory board. general colin powell of course is among america's most respected statesmen, having served in the 66 secretary of state at the also served as national security advisor, is chairman of joint chiefs of staff after distinguished career in the u.s. army for which he received many honors, including the purple heart. his experience in the east runs deep. to moderate our discussion today we also welcome michelle dunn, director of the center and a good colleague of mine. michelle has had a career at the state department for nearly two decades serving in various positions dealing with the middle is including on the national security counsel staff, at the u.s. embassy in cairo, and the u.s. consulate in jerusalem. she spent the last decade and academic think tank world, one of the most insightful analysts of the region. but before we begin i
serving as foreign minister of spain, as nato's secretary-general, and she foreign policy of european union. and all of these positions he became deeply involved in diplomacy relating to the east. dr. solana also now serves as a member of the advisory board. general colin powell of course is among america's most respected statesmen, having served in the 66 secretary of state at the also served as national security advisor, is chairman of joint chiefs of staff after distinguished career in the...
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policy face the constant challenge of making these issues of and relevance to the u.s. public. and i'm really struck by, um, the figure that you cited in your presentation of the 10 or $18 billion value of ten tons of cocaine, of one shipment. and then i sort of balance that against the amount that we've been spending over, basically, the last three or four years, and all of carsi comes to about 450 million. we, obviously, face budgetary constraints in this country. do you see the american public and the congress in particular, um, in growing to understand the magnitude of this problem and being prepared to, perhaps, do more to support the variety of efforts that you've talked about? >> i think it's a complex problem, and it fits within a mosaic on a global basis that there are other issues that our government and our nation is looking at. so we just, we put it in that context, and we keep working within that context. and so i'm comfortable with where we are and how we're approaching it, but the real issue and real capacity for me is how do we connect those capacities t
policy face the constant challenge of making these issues of and relevance to the u.s. public. and i'm really struck by, um, the figure that you cited in your presentation of the 10 or $18 billion value of ten tons of cocaine, of one shipment. and then i sort of balance that against the amount that we've been spending over, basically, the last three or four years, and all of carsi comes to about 450 million. we, obviously, face budgetary constraints in this country. do you see the american...
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foreign policy with an increasing emphasis on the asia-pacific region that is undoubtedly correct. the core challenge we face is how to make this rebalancing effort meaningful for at the moment amid all our political physical problems we run the risk of overpromising and underdelivering on our renewed commitment across the pacific. it is difficult to overstate the gravity of the choices before us right now. we face immediate decisions that will determine the vector of american power in the asia-pacific region diplomaticly, economically, a and militarily for decades to come. we have to get our bearings right. if we fail we will drift off course and fall behind. however if we get the decisions right we can create the enduring conditions to expand the supply of american power, to strengthen american leadership and to secure america's national interests across the pacific. after all while the context in asia is changing america's interests in asia have not. we will still seek the same objectives we always have, the ability to prevent, deter and if necessary, prevail in a conflict. the
foreign policy with an increasing emphasis on the asia-pacific region that is undoubtedly correct. the core challenge we face is how to make this rebalancing effort meaningful for at the moment amid all our political physical problems we run the risk of overpromising and underdelivering on our renewed commitment across the pacific. it is difficult to overstate the gravity of the choices before us right now. we face immediate decisions that will determine the vector of american power in the...
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the president made the prevention of atrocities the key focus of his administration's foreign policy. this initiative aimed at civilians and holding perpetrators of atrocities accountable. the focus of this initiative is the area and libya. the other initiative come in the second initiative is the open government or airship, which announced in september 2011 but exacerbated in italy. it was launched by governments and ninth society organizations and has grown to include 57 -- now 57 countries and over 300 commitment organizations reaching more than 2 billion teeple, all in just one year. some other countries have already joined her in the process of joining, which i think is a good thing for many arab countries. the partnership is an international airport to improve government performance, encourage participation and enhanced government participation to people and governments throughout the globe. the urban governor partnership of transparency, citizen, protection and accountability. the highlight of the policy of the united state is the memorandum of understanding for corporations th
the president made the prevention of atrocities the key focus of his administration's foreign policy. this initiative aimed at civilians and holding perpetrators of atrocities accountable. the focus of this initiative is the area and libya. the other initiative come in the second initiative is the open government or airship, which announced in september 2011 but exacerbated in italy. it was launched by governments and ninth society organizations and has grown to include 57 -- now 57 countries...
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. >> this morning on c-span2 a group of foreign policy analysts on the nuclear programs in iran and north corey and the threat of terrorist group getting its hands on nuclear materials. that is live on c-span2 at:00 a.m. eastern. >> army colonel chris toner spent the year in afghanistan where he oversaw two problemss of pakistan. he took questions yesterday for 40 minutes at the institute for the study of war in washington. >> can what you achieved as the u.s. is cutting back on troops, by 5,075,000 and also just general war fatigue not only in washington but across the country. people don't care about afghanistan. they just want this war to be over. >> with full of a few separate questions here. why don't i asked you. the affiliated groups, while it has sanctuary inside of pakistan. >> i speak to the momentum i had as i left afghanistan and unequivocally the answer for me given the current situation and circumstances and the momentum eyes of building and the majority of the afghan national security forces, the reinforcing that existed inkhost and paktia i say yes. for any insurgency to b
. >> this morning on c-span2 a group of foreign policy analysts on the nuclear programs in iran and north corey and the threat of terrorist group getting its hands on nuclear materials. that is live on c-span2 at:00 a.m. eastern. >> army colonel chris toner spent the year in afghanistan where he oversaw two problemss of pakistan. he took questions yesterday for 40 minutes at the institute for the study of war in washington. >> can what you achieved as the u.s. is cutting back...
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the united states foreign policy towards the persian gulf has for decades focused squarely on ensuring the free flow of oil from the gulf to the aborted and the soviet union but in recent decades. our concern to the region has embroiled us in the two wars in the past 20 years and led to a significant military commitment of military assets in the region and the question arises almost immediately why does the united states expand such efforts and so much of its assets. we are in fact a number three we'll producer in the world and when we import less than 20% of our crude imports from the gulf. so these issues we are going to explores the global energy market, the changing place changing is the persian gulf oil and gas still important and likely to be in the future where the shiastan index in the immediate region when the impact on the region's ability to produce. we have the very distinguished panelists. on my right, dr. jean-francois seznec currently adjunct professor at georgetown university. and for the previous ten years, dr. seznec was visiting professor of georgetown university cen
the united states foreign policy towards the persian gulf has for decades focused squarely on ensuring the free flow of oil from the gulf to the aborted and the soviet union but in recent decades. our concern to the region has embroiled us in the two wars in the past 20 years and led to a significant military commitment of military assets in the region and the question arises almost immediately why does the united states expand such efforts and so much of its assets. we are in fact a number...
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>> i can't really talk about russian foreign policy, that's not my specialty. i have a friend who's very good at it, but that's not something -- i'm sorry. >> okay. did you have a question, sir? >> yeah. >> i'm mike period, i wonder what is -- beard, i mean what is the role that iran is playing in the area? >> excellent. iran is playing a big role in supporting the syrians. we know that they're training them, they're offering all types of aid. they really need, they can't allow syria to fall because syria's a conduit to send weapons to hezbollah which is iran's really big ally in the region that it uses to exert influence and power against the threat, to threaten the israelis. so it's not, it doesn't -- it will do everything in the its power to, um, to sustain the syrian regime. however, it doesn't have the money that it would want to have because of the sanctions regime against it. its economy is really being pummeled, the rial is falling by the day, it has instability problems. so it can't extend all the aid that it wants to, but it will give them the logisti
>> i can't really talk about russian foreign policy, that's not my specialty. i have a friend who's very good at it, but that's not something -- i'm sorry. >> okay. did you have a question, sir? >> yeah. >> i'm mike period, i wonder what is -- beard, i mean what is the role that iran is playing in the area? >> excellent. iran is playing a big role in supporting the syrians. we know that they're training them, they're offering all types of aid. they really need,...
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josh rogan foreign policy magazine. thank you for your service. i wanted to can ask you about your mentioning of an announcement in chicago about an interim milestone toward the 2014 full transfer of power over to afghan hands. as per the lisbon treaty, i'm wondering is that the same announcement that defense secretary leon panetta made on the plane to brussels in february and then clarified at the munich security conference? we were told that that announcement by leon panetta in february was made because he accidentally read his internal talking points instead of the press points to the reporters on the plane, and i guess i'm wondering since that -- if that announcement was scheduled for chicago before secretary panetta accidentally blurted it out, i'm wondering if that's going to be same thing, or that's going to be something different, or are you going to add meat to the bone? is it going to be something new, and if it's new, what's new besides what we already heard? thank you. [laughter] >> um, this history of when, how, what i will leave to t
josh rogan foreign policy magazine. thank you for your service. i wanted to can ask you about your mentioning of an announcement in chicago about an interim milestone toward the 2014 full transfer of power over to afghan hands. as per the lisbon treaty, i'm wondering is that the same announcement that defense secretary leon panetta made on the plane to brussels in february and then clarified at the munich security conference? we were told that that announcement by leon panetta in february was...
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in egypt, economic policy drives foreign policy. first it was the russians and now it's the americans. if morsi cheeks mahmoud ahmadinejad's handan conference it doesn't matter because when president obama calls him, morsi does what the president tells him to do. because economic policy drives the policy egypt isn't going to find new friends like china to help them out. you know, morsi had a big trip to china recently. china can't provide egypt the billions of dollars in aid that needs. countries like saudi arabia have a lot of the money that egypt needs, but they've just been slow to throw it out. the only american -- only america has experience and resources to provide egypt with the aid that it needs. finally i want to talk about the peninsula. the foreign jihadists are moving in, recently 16 attacks across the border raids into israel. it's not going away for a long time. the egyptian army just has not prepared to deal with the threat, doesn't have experience in the counterterrorism counterinsurgency operations. during the islam
in egypt, economic policy drives foreign policy. first it was the russians and now it's the americans. if morsi cheeks mahmoud ahmadinejad's handan conference it doesn't matter because when president obama calls him, morsi does what the president tells him to do. because economic policy drives the policy egypt isn't going to find new friends like china to help them out. you know, morsi had a big trip to china recently. china can't provide egypt the billions of dollars in aid that needs....